All four of us (Bronwen Beecher on fiddle/lead vocals, Derrek Wright on electric guitar/back up vocals, Lisa Marie on bass/back up vocals, and Mark Towner Williams on drums/percussion/back up vocals) are professional musicians who have dedicated our lives to music. From Bronwen’s twenty-something years of classical violin and attendance to Loyola University, New Orleans, to Mark’s twenty years of road experience touring with some of the biggest names in music history (we’re talking Tina Turner and Crosby Stills and Nash here, people!) Salty Frogs have the training and experience of seasoned experts along with a passion for our instruments and music our audience can experience first-hand at every show!

We play original songs which Bronwen sings with everything she’s got (usually by the end of a show she’s a sweaty mess) along with some favorite covers like, “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” “Whiskey in the Jar” (Irish Free Bird), some Sinead O’Connor, and even a little Metallica for fun. People love getting their dance on to our ripping instrumentals featuring Bronwen’s intricate fiddle skills and Derrek’s soulful guitar. Then we strike a balance with heart-throbbing slower songs and a Scottish Air that Bronwen plays a’cappella which silences the crowd into an introspective awe every time.

Did I mention the band is energetic? I mean, put Riverdance in a blender with a nuclear reactor and some extra spicy kung-pao and let ‘er rip! That’s us.

We call Derrek “Crave” because, while he’s playing these soaring electric guitar lines, he stands on his tip-toes with this touching look of joy and longing on his face. Lisa Marie is long-time front singer, turned hard-grooving bass playing creature. No one sings back up vocals better.